Past Resources

Resources from Past Summer Technology Institutes

Troubleshooting 101

APS ServiceWare Website - http://serviceware.district.aps/selfservice/Main_F.jsp
Atomic Learning (accessible through Discovery OnePlace) - http://discovery.aps.k12.co.us
APS Help Desk: ext 28203
Department of Instructional Technology - http://doit.aurorak12.org/

NETs Standards for Students and Teachers

NETs-Students

NETs-Teachers

Classroom Technology Tools

APS Picklist - http://purchasing.aurorak12.org/picklists/

Copyright
[[file/view/Copyright in the Classroom.pdf|Copyright in the Classroom.pdf]]
[[file/view/Copyright in the Classroom.flipchart|Copyright in the Classroom.flipchart]]

Microsoft Word and Excel

http://prezi.com/sh-i5byulgip/microsoft-word-and-excel/

GoogleDocs basics

Getting to know Google Docs

Writing Process

Microsoft PowerPoint, Publisher, and OneNote

[[file/view/MS OPP.pdf|MS OPP.pdf]]

Netbooks and Open Office

Introduction to Open Office
Download Open Office

CultureGrams and Nettrekker

For help logging onto any district purchased online database, go to http://www.aps.k12.co.us/media/helpsheets/Online%20Databases.pdf

To access Discovery OnePlace - http://discovery.aps.k12.co.us

Culture Grams information is available at http://www.proquestk12.com/demo/09/CultureGrams/2/2.shtml
ProQuest Culture Grams PowerPoint - [[file/view/Culture_Grams.pptx|Culture_Grams.pptx]]

Nettrekker information is available at http://www.nettrekker.com/us/customer-center/get-started
Nettrekker's Quick Reference Guide - http://www.nettrekker.com/global/files/us/customer-center/product-and-promotional-items/guides-and-brochures/quick-reference-guide
Nettrekker 4 minute features tour - http://www.nettrekker.com/video/product-tours/us-tour

PBS Kids and PBS Teacher's Domain

For help logging onto any district purchased online database, go to http://www.aps.k12.co.us/media/helpsheets/Online%20Databases.pdf

To access Discovery OnePlace - http://discovery.aps.k12.co.us

WorldBook and EBSCO

For help logging onto any district purchased online database, go to http://www.aps.k12.co.us/media/helpsheets/Online%20Databases.pdf

To access Discovery OnePlace - http://discovery.aps.k12.co.us

WorldBook Web Training PowerPoint - [[file/view/worldbookweb_powerpoint.ppt|worldbookweb_powerpoint.ppt]]

Ebsco Searchasaurus Tutorial - [[file/view/EN_SAS_Tut.ppt|EN_SAS_Tut.ppt]]
Ebsco Host Tutorial - [[file/view/2.0 Intro_Tutorial.ppt|2.0 Intro_Tutorial.ppt]]
Ebsco Kid Search Tutorial - [[file/view/EN_KidsSearch_Tut.ppt|EN_KidsSearch_Tut.ppt]]
Ebsco Student Research Center Tutorial - [[file/view/EN_SRC_Tut.ppt|EN_SRC_Tut.ppt]]
Ebsco Business Searching Interface - [[file/view/EN_BusinessSearch_Tut.ppt|EN_BusinessSearch_Tut.ppt]]

Thinkfinity

[[file/view/VerizonThinkfinityOverview.ppt|VerizonThinkfinityOverview.ppt]]

Thinkfinity At Home Resources

http://www.thinkfinity.org/at-home-and-afterschool

Introduction to Learner Response Systems

Promethean offers a free Learner Response Systems course that reviews everything we discuss.
http://learning.prometheanplanet.com/course/view.php?id=127

Learn How I Won a Nationwide Flipchart Contest

Colorado's Hispanic Heritage - http://www.prometheanplanet.com/en/Resources/Item/39649/colorados-hispanic-heritage/
Causes of the Civil War - http://www.prometheanplanet.com/en/Resources/Item/55725/causes-of-the-civil-war/

Classroom Resources Page

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/

Closed Captioning

[[file/view/close-captioning.ppt|close-captioning.ppt]]

DE Science Middle

[[file/view/DEScienceMiddleSchool_Training.ppt|DEScienceMiddleSchool_Training.ppt]]

DEN PD

Access Discovery Professional Development by clicking the Professional Development link from any page once you are logged onto Discovery Education.
Discovery also offers a huge assortment of free Webinars - https://discoveryed.webex.com
You can also find wonderful resources and information at http://www.discoveryedspeakersbureau.com

Photostory & Audacity

Photostory and Audacity are both free downloads.
Find Photostory here - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx
Find Audacity here - http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/

Photostory Tutorials are available on the Microsoft Web site - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx
Audacity Tutorial Movies are available on Atomic Learning at http://www.atomiclearning.com/k12/en/audacity_pc or through Discovery OnePlace.

Animoto

Animoto for Education is available here - http://animoto.com/education
See a sample Animoto video here -

Go Animate

Go Animate is available at http://goanimate.com/
See a sample Go Animate movie here -
GoAnimate.com: Go Animate sample by scwentworth

Like it? Create your own at **GoAnimate.com**. It's free and fun!

Glogster

http://got.im/WI2

GoogleEarth

all resources for this presentation can be found at http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/scwentworth/where-in-the-world-can-your-classroom-go-today/

GoogleDocs advanced